<b>(CNN) —</b> In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client.<p>The fabric is rich in color: pops of papaya-colored lines run through jewel-toned boxes. Across from her hangs a suit made of emerald …

The development of foreign colonies<p>Coastal regions<p>West Africa was left impoverished by its relationship with Europe. At the same time the economic development and wealth of Europe and the European colonies in the New World grew.<p>The transatlantic trade also created the conditions for the subsequent …

ABUJA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Nigerian police on Tuesday detained a journalist for refusing to reveal the source of an article on a confidential letter from the chief of the force, the reporter’s newspaper said, as Nigeria’s security agencies come under pressure to reform.<p>The story disclosed a letter …

Less than three months after it was released, Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has banned <i>This Is Nigeria</i>, an adaptation of Childish Gambino’s <i>This Is America</i> hit track.<p>The track and video by Falz, a Nigerian rapper, tackled Nigeria’s many ills ranging from corruption to nepotism and insecurity with …

<b>How are migration routes in Europe changing?</b><p><b>The Balkan route</b><p>In the first six months of 2018, more than 8,000 migrants came to the small Balkan state of Bosnia-Herzegovina, 20 times more than those arriving the previous year. Thousands are now sleeping rough in towns near the border, in the hope of …

The Ivorian and Senegalese strikers have been signed on a season loan with the option of a permanent transfer<p>Belgian Jupiler Pro League side Zulte Waregem have signed Ivory Coast striker Chris Bedia and his Senegalese counterpart Mamadou Sylla as they seek to boost their attack.<p>Bedia, 22, joins …

ABUJA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Nigeria’s acting president has ordered the overhaul of a police unit following allegations of human rights violations, his spokesman said on Tuesday, as the government seeks to burnish its security record ahead of February’s presidential election.<p>Vice-President Yemi …

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GT Bank) plans to use some of its cash deposits to help grow its loan book by 10 percent by the end of the year after credit declined in the first half, it said on Tuesday.<p>A man walks toward a Guaranty Trust (GT) Bank building in the central business …

(Adds details, quote)<p>ABUJA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Nigeria’s state oil company could allow private investors to install two refineries on two of its sites, it said on Tuesday.<p>The country’s existing 445,000 barrel per day (bpd) refining system operates well below capacity due to mismanagement and lack …